TotheCityofMadisonFromtheCollaborativeTeam“ActualSizeArtworks”GailSimpsonandAristotleGeorgiadesaresculptorswhoworkindividuallyandaspartofActualSizeArtworks.Wearecommittedtotheideaofartistascitizenandbelieveinthetransformativepotentialofartworkinthecommunity.Weareparticularlyinterestedinprojectswherethereisanopportunitytointegrateoursculpturalworkwiththesite;ourgoalistocreateartworkthatengagesitsaudienceinalivelyandintelligentmannerandcontributestoadynamic,memorablepublicspace.Ourworkisusuallycharacterizedbyastrongprofile,asenseofhumor,andexcellentcraftsmanship.Westrivetocreateartworksthatchangeasaviewerwalkspast,creatingasenseofdiscoveryandkeepingupinterestuponrepeatedviewing.Webelievethatourroleasartist/citizensenablesustomakeameaningfulcontributiontomunicipalspaces,andweareinterestedinthePennsylvaniaParkprojectbecauseofthesculpturalpossibilitiesofthesmalllinearparkwithinthebuiltenvironmentoftheneighborhood.We’refamiliarwiththeparkandhaveexperiencecreatingsculpturewithasignificantvisualpresencethatspeakstobothdriversandpedestrians.Webelievethatartworkcanhighlightandinterpretacommunity,helpclarifyabusyandvisuallydensespace,andcreateaspaceforimaginationandpossibility.Publicspacesthatcontributetothecommongoodseemmoreimportantthanevertoday;cultivatingasenseofrapportisastrengthofours.Regardingscale,wetrytomakeworksthatcanholdtheirowninalargerspacebutrefertohumanscalesotheviewerdoesn’tfeeloverwhelmed.Weworkwithawidevarietyofweather-permanentmaterials,includingsteel,aluminum,bronzeandconcrete,andweareattentivetomattersofdurabilityandmaintenance.Wehaveasolidtrackrecordofon-timeandon-budgetprojects.Asyou’llseefromourportfolio,wehavehaddesignteamexperienceworkingwithengineers,architects,andlandscapearchitects,andourcommunicationskillsarestrong.Manyofourprojectshavehadstrongparticipationandinputfromthecommunitiesbeingservedbytheproject,andasaresultoftheseexperienceswefeelcommittedtodevelopingprojectsthatareintegratedthroughdialoguewiththoseinvolvedwiththesite.Publicartisanopportunitytoovercometheapprehensionmanypeoplefeelaboutcontemporaryartbygeneratingaconnectionbetweenartistandaudience,andtheresultisanadditiontothecommunitythatisappreciated,discussedandvalued.WewouldliketobepartofthisprocessbydevelopingapublicartprojectforPennsylvaniaPark.Thankyouforyourconsideration.GailSimpson&AristotleGeorgiades(608)217-9599673CenterRd.Stoughton,WI53589info@actualsizeartworks.com

ACTUAL SIZE ARTWORKS (GAIL SIMPSON & ARISTOTLE GEORGIADES) 673 Center Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (608)217-9599 www.actualsizeartworks.com

COMMISSIONS 2017 (in progress) College of Pharmacy Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA 2016 Jordan Creek Trail Art Markers, West Des Moines, IA 2016 Skyline Hills Branch Library, San Diego CA 2016 Kansas City Streetcar Public Art, Kansas City MO 2015/16 City of Las Vegas Downtown Streetscape Public Art Project (in progress) 2012 Dejope Residence Hall, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison 2012 Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead MN, with Dean Proctor; gathering space/sculpture 2011 Dwight Foster Library, Ft. Atkinson, WI 2009 Lawrence University, Warch Student Center, Appleton WI 2009 Northwest Medical Clinic, Charlotte NC, Arts & Sciences Council of Charlotte 2008 Maxwell Street Market Public Art Project, Chicago Office of Fine Arts , Chicago IL 2007 Fire Station #5, Lawrence KS City of Lawrence Public Art Program 2007 University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, WI % for Art Program, Whitewater, WI 2004 University of Wisconsin – Green Bay Laboratory Sciences Bldg., WI % for Art Program, Green Bay, WI 2004 “Blink” Temporary Public Art Project for Madison CitiArts, Madison, WI 2003 Hedberg Public Library Public Art Project, Janesville, WI 2002 Milwaukee City Campus Bldg., Milwaukee County % for Art Program, Milwaukee WI 2001 City of Milwaukee, 3rd District Police Station Public Art Project 2001 University of Wisconsin / Eau Claire, Chancellor's Hall WI % for Art Program, WI 2000 Mt. Scott Community Center, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland OR 1999 Deer Park Library, Spokane County Regional Library District, Deer Park, WA 1999 Lynndale Park Expansion, Lynnwood/Edmonds Arts Commission, WA 1998 Washington State Arts Commission, % for Art Project for Maple Lane School, Centralia, WA 1998 City of Redmond Maintenance & Operations Center Public Art Project, Redmond,WA 1996 Steel Lake Park Project, King County Arts Commission, Federal Way, WA 1992 Linpro Co., Chicago Il for Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.

GAIL SIMPSON M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago

COMMISSIONS: (Other) 2013 City of Madison Northside Image Library (with Garret Perry) 2005 City of Madison Water Utility Building, Madison CitiArts Public Art Commission 2003 Milwaukee East Side Business District, North Ave. / Cambridge

EXHIBITIONS 2017 “Aftermath”, Feather & Bone Gallery, Appleton WI 2016-18 “Host”, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield WI (ASA) 2016 “Morning in America”, Little Mifflin Gallery, Madison WI 2015-18 “Today & Tomorrow” series, Carnegie Center for Art & Culture, 3-year Public Art Project “Material World”, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis IN 2014 “Kingdom”, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH “Outdoor Sculpture 2014”, White River State Park, Indianapolis IN 2014-17 “Wisconsin Artists Biennial” Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI “Non-Stop”, Art/Industry/Delta Properties, Madison WI 2013 “Art D’Tour”, Wormfarm Institute outdoor sculpture exhibition, Reedsburg WI “Kitsch Me if You Can”, Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder CO “40th Anniversary Exhibition”, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL

2012 “Not Like I Remembered”,Unsmoke Artspace, Braddock PA “Voices From the Warehouse District”, 10th Ave/Jackson Warehouse, Dubuque IA “Compendium 2012...”, Chazen Museum, Madison, WI 2011 “The Woods”, 2-person show, Public Space One, Iowa City IA “PopUp Art Loop”, Chicago Loop Alliance temporary gallery space “Nature Unframed”, Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL “Art on the River”, Dubuque, IA “Eco-Byways”, College of St. Benedict Gallery, St. Joseph MN “The Art of Green”, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield IL 2010 “2010 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition”, Cary NC “First Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Public Art League, Champaign, IL Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI ARISTOTLE G. GEORGIADES M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois B.F.A. Sculpture and Metals, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. AWARDS AND GRANTS 2004 “Blink” Grant, Madison CitiArts for temporary project 1998 GAP Grant, Washington State Arts Commission. 1994 Artist in Residence, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1992 Artist in Residence, Arts /Industry program, Kohler Foundation, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1991 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant EXHIBITIONS 2015 “Armory Show” New York City, represented by Carl Hammer Gallery of Chicago IL “Today & Tomorrow” series, Carnegie Center for Art & Culture, 3-year Public Art Project “Simpson & Georgiades”, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis IN 2014 “Wisconsin Artists Biennial” Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI “Non-Stop”, Art/Industry/Delta Properties, Madison WI “Outdoor Sculpture 2014”, White River State Park, Indianapolis IN 2013 Solo Exhibition, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL “Art D’Tour”, Wormfarm Institute outdoor sculpture exhibition, Reedsburg WI 2012 “Rework”, Solo Exhibition at Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. “Not What I Remembered”, two person exhibition, Unsmoke Artspace, Braddock, Pa. “Reflection from a Looking Glass”, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL. “Compendium 2012...”, Chazen Museum, Madison, WI “Voices”, 10th & Jackson Warehouse, Dubuque, IA, curated by Holly Flood “Sculpture Downtown“, Champaign IL 2011- 12 (Actual Size Artworks) 2011 “RePurposed”, 1-person show, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL “Nature Unframed”, Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL “Art on the River”, Dubuque, IA “The Art of Green”, Ryerson Woods, Deerfield IL 2010 “2010 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition”, Cary NC “First Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, Public Art League, Champaign, IL Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI

Image list: Actual Size Artworks 673 Center Rd. Stoughton, WI 53589 (608)217-9599 info@actualsizeartworks.com www.actualsizeartworks.com ActualSize01. “Bright”, with Arnold Martin, 2016, Skyline Hills Library, San Diego CA, Aluminum. Two exterior and five interior suspended sculptures, approx.. 7’ x 6’ x 5’. Budget $140,000. These clusters of winged forms gather around the light fixtures as a metaphor for the role of the library in the community. ActualSize02. “Surrounds”, 2016, Jordan Creek Trail Art Markers, West Des Moines, IA. Stainless steel, cast aluminum. 17’h x 10’ x 24”d. Budget $130,000. These sculptures feature colorful examples of urban wildlife perched on forms resembling tree branches or utility poles, to mark 5 locations on this urban trail. ActualSize03. “Transporters”, with Arnold Martin, 2015, Kansas City Union Station Streetcar Shelter, cast aluminum, 48” x 42” x 16”, 1st of 3 sculptures to be installed in Union Station Plaza. Budgt $83,000 The sculptures in this group refer to the history and future of Kansas City as a transportation hub, consisting of various forms of transportation blended into one object. ActualSize04: “Sown”, 2012, Cast stone, steel, lighting. Minnesota State University – Moorhead 48’ dia. gathering space with seating. Budget $138,000. This sculpture for the campus quadrangle is based on images of the prairie and the forest, with oversize cast stone forms set into a circular area lit by waving clusters of acorn lights. ActualSize05. “Corridor”, 2017. Minnesota Arboretum, Minneapolis MN Salvaged lumber, 14’ x 5’ x 3’. Budget $10,000. This projects is in response to current research about the connections between trees in the natural environment. ActualSize06. “Host”, 2016, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, salvaged lumber and plants, 6’h x 4’ dia. A schematic diagram of an acorn creates a series of compartments filled with plant material. ActualSize07. “Under the Surface”, 2012, Dejope Residence Hall at UW-Madison, Madison WI Acrylic, lighting 12’ x 12’ Budget $96,000 This sculpture is based on a historically significant hydrographic map of Lake Mendota produced by the University’s Limnology Center. Actual Size08. “Undercurrent”, 2011, Dwight Foster Library, Ft. Atkinson WI Stainless Steel and rocks, 2 clusters 12’ l x 5’ w x 24” h Budget $40,000 This sculpture makes reference to water flowing over stones for this library near a river. It also provides seating. ActualSize09. “Place to Place”, 2009, Warch Student Center, Lawrence University, Appleton WI Aluminum 26’ l x 8’ dia. Budget $50,000 This suspended sculpture is meant to suggest winding pathways in the form of two intertwining, conical spiral stair forms. ActualSize10. “Beacon”, 2007, Fire Station #5, Lawrence, KS Stainless steel, bronze bell, lighting, colored concrete, 17’ x 10’ x 10’ Budget $38,000 This sculpture acts as a gateway to the fire station entrance, and is based on an ascending ladder form. The bronze bell at the top casts light onto a gold disc, with pedestrians passing through the middle.

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